Thanks so much to all of you. The quilts you posted are all so lovely.
I am still a novice quilter so I will definitely need to make a template. I had thought about using a plate from my kitchen but I am still in the thinking stage and have not attempted to make a template yet.
My blocks will not be square but will be approx 11 inches wide by 13 inches tall, maybe slightly smaller, but definitely a rectangle rather than a square. Each block (there are 30) has an embroidery design and I have all of the designs embroidered.
I will be machine quilting and would like to quilt in columns so as to only have one block-width under my home sewing machine during the machine quilting. I found this site where this machine quilting method is used:
http://www.candiedfabrics.com/2014/0...go-no-sashing/
I wish I could do free motion quilting in a squiggle-type design around each design, but I have to practice lots first since I've never done free motion, so I thought this design would be easier for this quilt.
I will work on trying to make a template.
Renea